By Okeoghene Akubuike The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is setting up trade centres in several major commercial capitals across Africa and the Caribbean as part of its efforts to boost intra-African trade. Dr Robert Tomusange, Director and Global Head of Real Estate and Administration for Anglophone West Africa at Afreximbank,Continue Reading

        By Taiye Olayemi   National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) has called for a proactive, data-driven, and forward-looking risk management approach to boost national development.   Mr. Olusegun Omosehin, Commissioner for Insurance, made the call during the Risk Managers Society of Nigeria’s (RIMSON) 40th-anniversary celebrations in Wednesday inContinue Reading

By Felicia Imohimi The Livestock Productivity and Resilience Support (L-PRES) project has called for collaboration with the private sector to boost commercial livestock farming, increase productivity, and strengthen the resilience of targeted livestock production systems across Nigeria. Mr Sanusi Abubakar, National Project Coordinator of L-PRES, made the call at theContinue Reading

By Ibukun Emiola Experts in the nutrition industry have called for more education on the importance of Nigerians, especially pregnant women, eating healthily within their means. The experts called for adequate and appropriate nutrition on Wednesday at the Nutrition for All Life Stages workshop, organised for journalists by Nestle NigeriaContinue Reading

By Philip Yatai The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) has started developing its Agricultural Policy and Implementation Plan to guide interventions toward increasing food production in the FCT. Mr Umar Malamiyo, acting Director of Planning, Research and Statistics, FCT Agriculture and Rural Development Secretariat, said this at an event inContinue Reading

By Muhyideen Jimoh Mr Andreas Carlson, Sweden’s Minister for Infrastructure and Housing has pledged his country’s commitment to investing in Nigeria’s Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Innovation hub sectors. Carlson made the pledge in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja, on the sidelines ofContinue Reading